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| Highcliffe beach 'bomb' was an item of 'rubbish' | Highcliffe beach 'bomb' was an item of 'rubbish' |
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| A potential unexploded bomb which resulted in a 400m stretch of a beach being cordoned off by police later turned out to be an item of "rubbish". | A potential unexploded bomb which resulted in a 400m stretch of a beach being cordoned off by police later turned out to be an item of "rubbish". |
| Dorset Police took a call from the coastguard after a 20cm metal cylinder was found on Highcliffe Beach at around 13:30 GMT on Saturday. | |
| Officers later said it was not ordnance but "appeared to to be rubbish". | Officers later said it was not ordnance but "appeared to to be rubbish". |
| The object was taken to Christchurch police station, where it was due to be collected by the local authority. | The object was taken to Christchurch police station, where it was due to be collected by the local authority. |
| The cordon was lifted by 16:30. |